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Greek vs Mossi


Mossi vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Burkina Faso  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
  • Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Dagbani Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
17  
7
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Kia ora  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Laafi bala  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Laafi beme ?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Ne y yungo  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
ne y zabre  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Kia ora  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Ne y yibeogo  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
gafare  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
gafare  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Wend na kon-d nindaare  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Y gafare  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Ouapadoupou  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Saremde  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Taolende  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Burkina Faso  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Mosse  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
moré  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Mossi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[mɔ̀ːsì]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Mossi  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
11th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Gur (Voltaic)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Mossi  

Language Position
74  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Mossi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
mos  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
mos  

ISO 639 3
ell  
mos  

ISO 639 6
ells  
mos  

Glottocode
gree1276  
moss1236  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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Greek and Mossi Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Mossi language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Mossi language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Mossi language states that this language originated in 11th Century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Greek and Mossi Language History.

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Greek and Mossi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Greek and Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Mossi language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Mossi Difficulty

The Greek vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Mossi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Greek and Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.

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